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Reginald Alberto Agrati Stoneham (1879 – 11 March 1942) was an Australian composer and publisher of mostly topical songs, and a musical comedy ''F.F.F.'' He was perhaps Australia's leading exponent of jazz and ragtime piano styles in the first decades of the 20th century as both composer and performer. He was also a popular accompanist and recording artist. ==Biography== He was born in Carlton, Victoria in 1879 to musician William (ca.1833 – 25 March 1913) and Ellen Stoneham (ca.1846 – 10 February 1889) of 210 Madeline Street Carlton. Ellen was William's second wife, and mother of Harry, Herbert, Fred, Will, Bertha, Reg, Elsa; William's third wife Annie Grace (ca.1850 – 22 September 1938) was mother of Theo, Algie and Arthur. In 1899 he married Adelaide Minnie "Addie" Lyons (d. 1959), daughter of Augusta Rachel (ca 1853 – 2 March 1934) and Jonah Aaron "Joe" Lyons (d.27 July 1916) of Unley, South Australia. They had a daughter Val Augusta Elsa Stoneham on 10 April 1902.〔(Family Notices ) ''The Advertiser (Adelaide)'' 14 April 1902 p.4 accessed 2 July 2011〕 In 1900 he was on the force of the South Australian Contingent (to South Africa) as a trumpeter. His trade was listed as "wood turner".〔(South Australian Imperial Contingent ) ''South Australian Register'' 25 April 1900 p.8 accessed 31 July 2011〕 He was buried with the ritual of the Returned Services League 〔http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8237204〕 He lived at St Kilda, Victoria from 1918, initially in Princess Street, perhaps later at 29 Orange Grove, East St Kilda as per a copyright notice in 1930, and at the time of his death at 3 Robe Street, St Kilda. His wife's brother Sol. M. Lyons lived nearby at 48 Acland Street; his brother Herbert Leslie Stoneham lived at 152 Madeline St Carlton.〔(Stoneham v. Stoneham ) ''The Argus (Melbourne)'' 11 May 1904 p.5 accessed 2 July 2011〕 Ill and unemployed, with an invalid wife and daughter to support, he petitioned for bankruptcy in 1936.〔(Misfortunes of Musician ) ''Angus (Melbourne)'' 15 July 1936 p.10 accessed 31 July 2011〕 He had never adapted to the new demands of radio broadcasting, and the vogue for Australian sheet music had dried up. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reginald Stoneham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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